David Backes

Two of the thousands of strays in Sochi are now under the care of Five Acres in St. Charles, the animal shelter that’s worked closely with David and his wife, Kelly, and their foundation, Athletes for Animals.

Tom Ackerman’s first gig behind a microphone came when he was a sophomore at St. Louis Country Day School.
It was his first real experience in the press box, rifling through rosters, interviewing head coaches, and calling plays on the field as...